On March 28, 1948 (Easter Sunday), "Cole" married the singer "Maria Hawkins Ellington "(she had sung with the "Duke Ellington" band but was not related to "Duke Ellington"). The "Coles" were married in "Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church" by "Adam Clayton Powell Jr." They had five children: "Natalie" (1950β2015), who had a successful career as a singer; an adopted daughter, "Carole" (1944β2009, the daughter of Maria's sister), who died of lung cancer at the age of 64; an adopted son, "Nat Kelly Cole" (1959β1995), who died of AIDS at the age of 36; and twin daughters, "Casey" and "Timolin" (born September 26, 1961), "Maria" was "Cole's" 2nd wife & she stayed with him until his death in 1964. (at Black Hollywood BCI) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqB3llyvCsv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=